Jerry Gray, the Redskins’ secondary coach and someone who interviewed for the head-coaching job earlier this season, is formally interviewing for the defensive coordinator position Tuesday, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

Redskins owner Dan Snyder turned to Mike Shanahan, who won two Super Bowls in 14 seasons as the Broncos’ coach, to return championship glory to the franchise. Washington is 82-99 since Snyder bought the team and has missed the playoffs in eight of the last 11 seasons.

Should prospective Redskins coach Mike Shanahan not land Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer as his defensive coordinator, keep an eye on former Saints coach Jim Haslett as another possibility, league sources indicated.

For the San Fransisco 49ers, it was nearly a no-brainer when WR Michael Crabtree was available at No. 10 in the 2009 NFL Draft. Now the work that needs to be done is getting Crabtree signed and in camp.